(see related) India said in
written observations handed in to The Hague arbitration tribunal
on the marines case that Italy's petition for Salvatore Girone's
return to Italy was "inadmissible". "There is the risk that
Girone would not return to India in the case that Delhi were
recognised to have jurisdiction," said the observations
deposited on February 26 and made public on Wednesday. India
said it would need "assurances" in this regard from Italy to
allow Girone to return, adding that those given by Rome up to
now were "insufficient". New Delhi also stressed that "Salvatore
Girone is not in prison. He lives in the residence of the
Italian ambassador in New Delhi". Therefore, it argued that
Girone lived "well" and in "reasonable conditions", saying his
family can visit him. "What is truly irreversible is the death
of the two (Indian) fishermen," it added. The representative of
the Indian government, Neeru Chadha, will address the tribunal
later on Wednesday.
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